Journalist undergoing treatment for COVID-19 jumps off fourth floor of AIIMS, Delhi

New Delhi: A 37-year-old journalist undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at the AIIMS Trauma Centre died after allegedly jumping off the fourth floor of the hospital building on Monday afternoon, police said.The journalist worked with a Hindi daily and was a resident of northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura, they said.The incident took place at around 2 pm and the man was rushed to the hospital's ICU where doctors tried to revive him, a doctor said on condition of anonymity.According to Devender Arya, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest), the journalist was admitted to the COVID-19 ward at the Trauma Centre on 24 June after testing positive for the virus."He was admitted to AIIMS Trauma Centre on 24 June and was apparently shifted to a High Dependency unit at the hospital. He was admitted on the first floor," a source at AIIMS said.He had undergone a surgery for brain tumour recently, the doctor said.A collection of working suicide prevention helpline numbers are available here. Please reach out if you or anyone you know is in need of support. The All-India helpline number is: 022 2754 6669.